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Because it defeats the purpose of trying to become a successful male character in a female dominated cast Acous needs to deviate! Chrono needs to be a hero! Yuuno needs to crossdress! Erio needs to be English! And Zafira needs to make a deal with Kyubey !

If Yuuno gender bend that's like saying you can't fight the system

You've got to...
Know when to hold'em
Know when to fold'em
Know when to walk away
Know when to run

Besides, Erio basically accepted you can't fight the system anyway . Dog Days actually have noticeable males doing interesting/memorable stuff (or voiced by Norio Wakamoto, which is awesomeness in it's own way). And lucky for him, Caro decided that she can't live without him and auditioned for the same series!-!-!-!-!

Besides, Erio basically accepted you can't fight the system anyway . Dog Days actually have noticeable males doing interesting/memorable stuff (or voiced by Norio Wakamoto, which is awesomeness in it's own way). And lucky for him, Caro decided that she can't live without him and auditioned for the same series!-!-!-!-!

Erio will pay for his treason!

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Originally Posted by Tiresias

Btw, are you going to post that fic on FF.net?

probably not; one because I don't have a com until I return back to my country, and second because... Well it's just too random and spur of the moment I didn't do enough research. Sugisaki and Hideyoshi needs better lines, and epic Kamijou speech isn't epic enough!

Bah, the problem with the Kamijou speech is it lacks all the contained contradictions and heroic "doing it wrongs" that are his hallmark. He actually manages to grasp some concept of context and make sense here. . . But eh. I'll admit my personal distaste for that series' writing and/or lack thereof.

Either way, I think this is the most epic thing I've read this week. I'd like to see it on FF.net if only so that I can link other people to it without them finding me here. :P

__________________

The more that you resist the tide
The more it pulls you in
The more you hang on for your life~

After another strict day of training with Nanoha and the Forwards, Maren, Yui, Koji, and their 'pet' were on the way to their rooms.
Today was especially tiring for Koji, though he kept his self-training within the very limits of safety, he still got scolded by Nanoha.

"Ma-chan really scared me with that point-blank feint!" Yui flailed her arms, Treize, who walked behind her, mimicked her.
"And you totally fell for it." Koji shruged. "Getting caught on the bind set up by Nanoha-senpai, I was busy engaging Vita-san with Ginga's help, luckily Caro was able to help you."

Yui nodded with a smile, "Caro-chan is getting pretty good with her shooting magic! She learned it from Nanoha-nee, so it's to be expected~" She winked, Treize added a silent nod.
Reaching an intersection, they stop. "Well, I'm going to my room, Air needs some cleaning and maintenance. After that I'll just go to sleep."
"Eh? what about dinner?" Yui asked.
"I'm too beat up to eat." He forced a smile and walked away.

Somewhat worried, the girls saw him go into his room, and then spoke.
"Onii-chan had it hard today..."
"Yes...I hope he doesn't push himself too much."
"Knowing Onii-chan, this is only the beginning. But I'm sure he'll keep in mind Nanoha-nee's words."
"I see..."

"So, what should we do until dinner?" Yui changes the subject.
"I could use a bath. Showers are nice but soaking in hot water is good for a change." Maren smiled.
"I'll go too~" Yui raised her right arm.
"Then, why don't we all-- mm?" Maren tilted her head and looked at Treize. "Treize?"
"Hmm..." She struggled to keep her eyes open, "...sleepy."
"I see, it's time for your nap." Maren turned to Yui, "I'll go put her to sleep. Yui, you can go ahead."
Yui shook her head, "It's okay, I'll go~" She presented her hand to Treize, "Trei-chan~" Treize nodded and grabbed Yui's hand. "Ma-chan, go on ahead, I'll be with you soon~"
Maren nodded, "Okay, I'll go ahead then." She saw them go, then went on her way.

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[RF6 HQ - Hot Bath's Changing Room]

The hot bath. It is often used to ease the body after a hard day's work.
Though not quite like a hot spring, it is still a good place to relax, and female officers make use of this time to chat.

Maren entered, "Ah--" She caught Signum in the middle of undressing.
Signum looked back at her.

Nodding back, Maren unbottoned her uniform's jacket, neatly folding and putting it on the shelf next to her.
Having finished undressing, Signum grabbed a towel and went ahead.

Covering her front with a towel, Maren entered the steamy room, and stepped into the lower part, filled with hot water.
The Blazing General, when compared to her usual demeanor, sat in a rather relaxed position while her arms rested on the edge of the bath.

And to be honest, Maren still
felt uneasy when Signum is present in a room.
It's not like they're on bad terms, but the way they met nearly 10 years ago was...bugging her.

"Enforcer Maren..." Signum looked at her.
"Y-yes?" She jerked a bit.
"When entering a bath like this, the towel is kept from entering in contact with the water." She points it out. "It's bad manners."

"Ah! I-I'm sorry!" Embarrassed, Maren quickly removes the half-soaked towel, removes the excess water, folds it and sets it on her head. Letting out a sigh at the end.
After a few awkward seconds of silence, Maren tried to start a conversation, "I see you're back from this morning's escort...when did you return?"
"Early in the evening, while you were participating in the mock battle. Shari is back as well."
"I see..." Maren sinks a little, (This wasn't a good topic.)

Signum speaks again, " You seem tense...Is something wrong?"

"Ah...well, I'm just wondering if I'm not disturbing you or anything..."
"Not at all." Signum paused, "Besides, this a common bath. It's for everyone to use when they want or feel like it."
"...You have a point." Maren sunk a little from embarrassement.
"Also...I don't mind some company once in a while." Signum looked at Maren.
"Thank you." Maren smiled slightly, and let herself relax.

"Ever since that incident, I've noticed you started acting more natural, instead of being professional all the time."
"And you've been getting along with the captains and the Forwards, as well as the staff...it's good to see that."

Maren nodded, "I've been feeling a lot more relaxed lately, compared to some years ago..."
"Indeed, it's hard to believe you were in such bad shape when we first met..." Signum said.
"Yes..." Maren replied softly. "Those times were the hardest for me, I was all alone...".

~~~~ ... ~~~~

Signum wandered in a desert world unhinhabited by humans, chasing an elusive 'prey' she detected while searching for native monsters to hunt.
Chasing it was proving to be quite annoying, as it concealed its presence and scattered fake ones around the area.
Accurately detecting hidden targets was Shamal's area of expertise, but she wasn't with her now so she had to rely on her senses.

Still, Signum herself wasn't one to be fooled so easily, she was taken by surprise the first time, but quickly caught up with the facade.
She couldn't afford to let this prey escape, if captured it'd fill quite a number of pages to the Book of Darkness, that's what her intuition told her.

Then, Signum decided to change tactic, "I'm afraid time is something I do not have the luxury to spend...I will have to cut short this cat and mouse chase...Laevatein!"

[Exprozion!] the device howled and a cartrige was loaded.

[Schlangeform!] it announced.

With a flick of her wrist, the bladed chain extended to a length far longer that it had as a single blade and started spiraling around Signum, steadily increasing its diameter. It expanded, cutting through dunes, leveling the area, as well as eliminating the fake presences.

Intimidated, the prey attempts to escape while it can, but that only helped Signum in pinpointing the target's real location. Another a flick of her wrist and the chain was sent towards the invisible target.
Upon impact, a cloud of dust and sand spread around the area.

"I missed." Signum muttered, keeping her senses sharp.

"...It seems avoiding interaction is impossible." the 'prey' stood up from the cloud of sand, revealing itself as a short, female (judged by the voice), wrapped in a long tattered cloak that reached her ankles and a hood that darkened most of her face, but Signum could still see her disturbing eyes.
Empty eyes dyed in a dull yellow color that didn't even shine...it was the eyes of someone who is alive, yet does not 'live', someone who just exists because it doesn't allow itself to die yet.

After a silent pause, she adds, "...and even if it was a passive encounter, I would have still avoided it. Please do not stand in my way."

"Unfortunately, I cannot let you leave so easily. You have something I need." Signum said as Laevatein retracts its chain back to a sword.
The cloaked girl blinked slowly, as if processing that was said to her, then gave her reply "It does not appear to be a monetary issue, and even if it was, I have none. I live off vegetation or whatever is foolish enough to attack me."

Hearing that, Signum raised an eyebrow.

"Rest assured, humans are an exception to the previous statement."
"I see..." Signum pauses, "Anyway, you are right. What I need from you is not money, but the magic inside you, as much as I can get." She readies herself for battle. "But I will at least give you a chance to fight your way out."

Once again, a few seconds go by before the reply, "That would be problematic. The closest unhinhabited world is considerably far and requires an equally considerable amount of mana to reach. I am afraid I cannot spare you any."

"Then how about a gamble?" Signum suggests. "If I win, I take what I came here for. If you win, you are free to go."

"...Fair enough." She replied, hunching forward, her arms sliding off from the inside the cloak, "My skills are somewhat rusty for a combat with actual opponents...so please bear with my unorthodox movements." as the girl finishes talking, her hands are wrapped in a golden aura.

~~~~ ... ~~~~

"We fought for nearly two hours, didn't we?" Signum asked.
"Yes, it was a long battle..." Maren nodded, "My powers were already restricted back then, so I had to resort to cunning tactics."
"But in the end, I was forced to retreat because of the time...but now that I think about it, it wasn't a waste of time."
"Yes." Maren paused, "Though, I went through a lot of trouble to replace the cloak you ripped to shreds."

"Actually, I did you a favor...It was in bad shape to begin with." Signum smirked.
Maren giggled, "Even though that was a serious battle, it may have been the closest thing to fun that I had in a very long time."

"Admiral Mizetto?" Signum looked at her.
"Yes. It was thanks to Admiral Mizetto that I am here now..." Maren smiled, but before she could start, someone entered the bath area.

"Sorry I took so long--eh? Sig-nee?" Yui noticed the blazing general.
"You came as well."
"Yeah, it's been a while since I used this bath~" She steps in. "So, what were you two so cheerfully talking about?"

Smiling, Signum closed eyes. "Not much, just reminiscing the past."
Maren nodded, "Yes, before I joined the TSAB and met everyone."
"I see..." Yui paused, "Now that I think about it, Ma-chan never told me how she met Onii-chan."
"Oh? That is something I would like to hear as well." Signum added.

"D-do I have to?" Maren blushed a little.
Yui nodded, "You have, not, you must!" Her eyes sparkled.
"I guess it can't be helped." She sweatdropped.

~~~~ ... ~~~~

Having extensive knowledge of magic, grasping the principles of Mid-Childa style was easy.
TSAB's military training and Enforcer exam too were completed smoothly.

With my guardian, Admiral Mizetto's recomendation, I started working at TSAB's Main Branch HQ.
Co-workers would occasionally try to start a conversation with me, but all I focused on was working and carrying out investigations.
When facing criminals, I would mercilessly capture them without allowing retaliation.
Like a machine, I effectively carried out missions for the TSAB.
Eventually even my co-workers stopped approaching me, seeing me as cold and with no emotions.
I myself didn't care about it, my purpose here was to be of use while I repent my sins.

Then, due to recent events in Mid-Childa, I was transfered to the Ground Forces HQ.
It was then that I met him...Private Minawa Koji
When I first came to Ground Forces HQ, he was the one appointed to give me a tour of the building.

To be honest, there was a time I thought of him as annoying.
He'd always come to me and start talking, telling jokes or acting silly to the point of being scolded by our superiors.
But those actions are what made me hold interest in him.
Trying to figure out such behavior, I decided to use my free time to investigate him.

Upon research and inquiring co-workers, I found that this was common event in the Ground Forces HQ.
Whenever someone was down, he would be there to cheer them up and be their friend.
Some female officers even mistook his actions as romantic interest.
And, to a small degree, he was improving the office's efficiency...by keeping everyone's spirits up.

Little did I know that this person would be the one to release me of the heavy chains strangling me...

~~~~ ... ~~~~

"Hmm...that does sound like Onii-chan, he's been like that for a few years now." Yui comments.

"It's a little embarrassing, but I ended up being tricked to go on a date with him." Maren blushes.
"EH?! A date? You two dated already?!" Yui moves closer to Maren, her face less than an inch away.
"Y-Yes, we did." Maren sweatdrops.
"Mumumumuu...not fair!" Yui pouted. "I never heard about that!"
"It was before I met Yui."
"Buuu..." She pouted again.

"Heh." Signum let out as she watched them.
"Sig-nee?" Yui looks at her.
"You said you were tricked, but from the way you told it, it seems you enjoyed it." Signum smirks.
Maren blushes again, "I can't deny that." She paused, "But next time, I'd like do go out on proper date."
"I see..." Signum closes her eyes, then gets up.

After a few minutes of soaking, Yui and Maren leave.
On their way to the bedroom, Maren remembers to ask something.

"By the way, Yui."
"Hmm?"
"Why do you adress everyone close to you as an older sister?"
"'Why?' you ask...I've known them since I was little, everyone is kind and nice to me like an older sister."
"I see...then what about me?" Maren points to herself.
"Hmm...Ma-chan is Ma-chan~" Yui hugs her.
"I-I see." She says, (Even though I'm older...)

"What kind of person is she?"
"Well, she's a bit easygoing and mischievous, but reliable when needed."
"Heeeh~ Sounds like an interesting person."
"Ahaha...If possible, I'd like keep her from meeting everyone here."
"Eh? Why is that?"
"M-My sister has a...peculiar personality and hobby." Maren sweatdrops while looking away.

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[Mid-Childa - Cranagan Dimensional Terminal]

[Night]

As usual, the Dimensional Terminal at Mid-Childa's capitial is busy with people coming and going.
But this time, everyone's eyes are set on a woman who just arrived...

Wearing unusual and provoking attire lined with white fur gave her an exotic and refined aura.
The way she walks shows pride, yet elegance and femininity.
Her vivid crimson eyes, brimming with confidence, looked straight ahead.
Finally, her long scarlet hair swaying behind her as she walked, men stared at her as she headed towards the counter.

"W-Welcome to Mid-Childa, miss." The receptionist in his twenties stuttered when she came closer to the counter.
As she stopped, she pulled from between her generous cleavage a hand size booklet, then set it on the counter and slid it towards the receptionist.
Blushing, the receptionist looked down at the booklet and recognized it as a passport, carefully passed a scanner over it, checked if everything was in order and returned it.

"W-What brings you to Mid-Childa?" the receptionist asked.
"The food." The woman leaned forward and started fiddling with the receptionist's tie. "...and the people too." She smirked.
"I-Is that so..." The man looked away.
"Say...is there a nice hotel nearby." She looked at him.
"W-Well...there's the Cranagan Grand Hotel three blocks from here."
"But I just got here, I might get lost..." She sweetened her voice, "How about you take me there?" She said as her face slowly got closer to his.
"M-Miss, please..." He tried to distance himself, but she held onto his tie as if is were a leash.

That moment, she noticed he was wearing a ring on his left hand, "Oh...what a pity, you're married..." she said, letting go of his tie.
Grabbing her things, she went on her way. The receptionist just sighed in relief as he saw her go.

Leaving the building, the woman stepped outside and contemplated the city's night sky.
"Beauties of Mid-Childa rejoice, Scarlet is here~~" She smiled playfully.

Yes, she's here
She'll appear around halfway through the next chapter :3

Though, I don't like to double post...it's been quite a while since the last post, and no reply

So..yeah...next chapter.:

BreakerS Continue

Spoiler for Chapter 25 - Second Date - Part 1:

[MC 075 - October 19th]

[Riot Force 6 HQ - Cafeteria]

A regular morning at the RF6, and like everyone else at that time, Koji, Maren, Yui and Treize were having breakfast.

Sitting next to Yui, Treize grabbed the bread on her tray and "paku", she bit onto it and started chewing, "mogu...mogu..."
Surprise, Maren spoke, "T-Treize, you don't need to chew on the whole bread..." She sweatdropped.

Treize, with the bread on her mouth, stopped chewing and blinked. "Hmm?" she tilted her head to the side.
Maren grabbed her own bread and explained, "Like this..." she teared off a piece of the bread and ate it.
Treize stared at Maren as she ate it, "...oh.", grabbed her bread and imitated Maren.
"Yes, like that." Maren smiled.

Then, Yui spoke, "I wonder where Trei-chan learned that way of eating bread..." She looked at black haired girl.
Swallowing, Treize stared at Koji.
"Eh? W-what?" He blinked.
"Onii-chan...in a hurry...ate bread..." Treize explained.
"Ah..." He sweatdropped as he remembered a day he was eating with Treize and was in a hurry, so he shoved the bread into his mouth and ran off.

"Onii-chan..." Yui and Maren stared at him.
"Koji-sama, you shouldn't do that, you could have choked on it!" Maren lectured him, "And remember not to use such eating methods in front of children, they'll copy you!"
"Y-yes ma'am..." He shrunk, embarrassed.

On another table, Nanoha spoke, "That's right, Koji-kun, you can't do that." She playfully scolded him.
"It's not a good example for children." Fate added, before cleaning Vivio's cheek, who is sitting between her and Nanoha.
"E-Even Nanoha-senpai and Fate-senpai..." He sweatdropped.
The two Aces giggled at Koji, that moment, Hayate came in, "It seems today is as lively as usual."

"Hayate!" Vita waved at her, "Over here ~desu" Rein added.
Hayate looked at the seat between Vita and Signum, and smiled, "I'll be right there."
Walking over to Maren and the others, Hayate spoke, "Maren...Koji." She looked at them for a few seconds. "I'd like you two to come to my office after breakfast." She smiled.

"Eh?" Koji blinked. "Did we do something?"
"No." Hayate answers, "You haven't done anything, and that's exactly why I'll be having a talk with you two." She winks as she smiled.
The two look at eachother, clueless.
"So, will you?" Hayate asked again.
"Yes." Maren nodded.
"Y-yes ma'am." Koji replied.
"Good." Hayate smiled and walked over to her knight's table.

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[Riot Force 6 HQ - Hayate's Office]

As agreed, Koji and Maren went to the commander's office where Hayate alone was waiting for them.
And for some reason, Hayate added the dramatic effect of sitting on her chair while facing the window.

"I want you two to..." As she spoke, the chair rotated until Hayate was looking at them. "...go out on a date!"
"..."
"..."
"...eh?" Koji and Maren let out.

"You see...I heard that you two still haven't gone out on a proper date." Hayate folded her arms, "And that's a no-no." She nodded as if agreeing with herself.
"How do you even know that?" Koji asked.
"Fufufu...do you think you can keep anything from me?" Hayate smirked. "I have my sources."

Maren then remembers the conversation she had with Signum and Yui the other day, as well as Signum's words.
(...Signum) She smiles while Koji and Hayate talk.

"Anyway, I'm giving you two the day off. You've been working hard lately, haven't you?" Hayate looks at Koji.
"T-That's true but..."
"It's good to take a break once in a while. Especially for you, I've heard from Nanoha what you've been up to."
"U-ugh..." Koji pauses, "Everyone's worried for nothing. I'm not doing anything dangerous."
"Wanting to become stronger is fine, that passion is admirable. But...try not to neglect your girlfriend~" She winks.
"..." Koji looks at Maren, she forces a smile.

Hayate sighed, "Really, have you even kissed? Or are you just going to keep it pla--"
She then notices the two blushing.
"Ohoo~ at least you've done some progress." She nods in approval. "Good, good."
"Y-You're giving us the day off, right? We'll take it, that's what you want isn't it?" Koji spoke up.
"My my...Koji-kun, are you running away to avoid embarrassing questions?" Hayate teased him.

Koji grabbed Maren's hand and headed to the door, "Well then, we'll be preparing to go out."
"I already spoke with Nanoha so go ahead and have fun~~" Hayate waved at them.
As soon as the door closed, Hayate giggled, "I guess I teased him a bit too much...But it all went as planned, now for phase 2~"

Saying that, Hayate opened a screen and established contact with two people, in voice-only mode.
"Pink-Diamond. Silver-Blue. Phase 1 was a success, begin preparations and stand-by for further instructions."
"Yes, Ma'am! ~desu" The two reply in unison, followed by the screen closing.

Leaning onto the chair, Hayate looks at the ceiling. "...fufufu...All going as planned."

...and while I'm at it...and re-make/omake of the second half of the above piece

Spoiler for Ch25P1 omake/alternate version:

[Riot Force 6 HQ - Hayate's Office]

As agreed, Koji and Maren went to the commander's office where Hayate alone was waiting for them.
And for some reason, Hayate added the dramatic effect of sitting on her chair while facing the window.

"I'm giving you two a secret mission." As she spoke, the chair rotated until Hayate was looking at them.
"Secret mission?" Koji asked.
"Yes." Hayate paused, resting her elbows on the desk, and sliding her fingers between eachother, "An undercover mission."
Koji gulped, after all, he has never done such a mission.
"You two are to dress as civilians and engage in social activities of a young couple."

Wait a second...

"H-Hayate-san..." Koji's eyebrow twitched.
"Yes, Koji-kyun?" Hayate's expression suddenly changed from serious to a cute smile.
(What's with the '-kyun'?) He thought, but dismissed it, "Why are you making us go on a date?"

"It's not a date, it's an undercover mission." She returned to the serious expression.
"And what are we supposed to do in this 'undercover mission'?"
"Engage in social activities of a young couple." She repeated.
"...and?" He asked.

"..."
"..."

"...*sigh* You got me." Hayate dropped her shoulders. "The truth is, I'm giving you to the day off to go on a date. What's so wrong about that?"
"Normally, that's something couples decide themselves."
"Yes, but you two haven't made any progress, so I felt it was my duty to step in and your cupid."
(Duty? Aren't you just bored?) Koji frowned as he thought, "We're just following our pace."
"IT'S TOO SLOW!" Hayate says with eyes wide open.
(Whoa, scary!) Koji, and even Maren, stepped back.
Hayate sighed, "Really, have you even kissed? Or are you just going to keep it pla--"
She then notices the two blushing.
"Oh, at least you've done some progress. So, how many times have you kissed?"
"D-Do we really need to answer?"
"Yes!" She said with sparkling eyes.

"...t-three, maybe four times..." Koji looked away.
"NOT ENOUGH!" She let out again, "Couples kiss that amount per day! More than that even!"
(Hayate-san where are you getting that information from?!)

"As I thought, as your Love Senpai, I can't let this go unchecked." Hayate stood proudly.
"Love Senpai? You never had a boyfriend..."
"Ugh! K-Koji-kun, you really hit where it hurts the most..." She leaned onto her chair. "But I was prepared for that."
"Huh?" Koji blinked.
"Yes, because I have with me..." She reached for a drawer "Shoujo manga!" She thrusts the open book forward.

"T-they're both men, how do they---" Maren said confused.
"Maren, don't think about it!" Koji turned to her.
"Well, you see--" Hayate was about to explain when...
"You don't need to explain!!" He boomed.

As soon as he entered the room Elric stood in attention and saluted. "Special Operative Elric Thorn reports back to duty, Sir."

Admiral Jorin Fafnir, sitting behind his desk, returned the salute. "Good to have you back, Thorn-san. Sit down." He waited until Elric took seat, before he smiled and continued. "I see you recovered fully."

"Not fully, Sir, but quit enough."

[Combat capability is 63%, this unit wishes to be deployed as soon as possible.] Carnage added.

"Oh, it's getting talkative..." Jorin commented the rare moment of Carnage speaking to someone other than Elric. "Looks like the time in the hospital bored even the combat nerd on your arm."

"Err... yeah, seems so..." Elric answered confused. Even he had no idea why Carnage suddenly spoke up like that.

The hissing of the door announced another visitor, both men faced the source of the sound.
"Elric!" Rinya's happy voice filled the room as soon she stepped in and saw him. Her face beamed with a smile. Seeing her happy face made Elric realize how glad he was to see no more worry in her eyes.

But wait... wasn't her face a little pale?

fa-thud Ah! She fell!

"Rinya!?" "Shuri-san!?" Both Elric and the Admiral jumped up but Rinya sat up already, rubbing her forehead.

"Tehe~!" she chuckled and wobbly got on her feet. "Sorry, I'm alright."

Must be her dimensional sickness again. Elric thought as she arrived at the desk and slumped down on one of the free chairs.

"Ahaa." Rinya, still rubbing her forehead, was still in high spirits. "Nice to see you finally discharged. Truth to be told, I was a little annoyed of the nurses always grinning knowingly at me whenever I came to visit for whatever reason."

"Were they?" Elric asked.

"Yeah. One said something about a boyfriend once, but I didn't really listened so I actually don't know what that was about."

"Anyway." Jorin suddenly interrupted the conversation, looking like he had a good time. "It is nice that the investigation team is finally back together. Thorn-san told me already that he is ready to continue, what about you Shuri-san? Did you visited your family? This is your home world and all."

Rinya smiled. "Yes, father was a little awkward as always, but it was nice seeing my parents and my little brother again. We had a nice time together."

"Good." The atmosphere around Jorin changed from laidback to serious. "I don't want to stay longer than necessary, now that we have the information we were able to confirm with the specimen you retrieved."

Elric and Rinya straightened up as Jorin continued. "As the Research Department already had assumed, these Mantis Stalker creatures are not naturally born, they are manmade. We also found this inside the creatures body."

A hologram display appeared above the desk, showing Elric and Rinya a computer chip.

"This device controls some kind of magical created nanomachines we also found inside the creatures body, making it some kind of suicide bomb. Whenever the right order is received, the nanites would destroy the creatures gene structure, causing it to... well... explode as a side effect. Then they would erase themselves. These machines explain why we never were able to retrieve genetic data before."

Rinya frowned. "So we really have someone controlling these things? Do we know who and why?"

Jorin tilted his head. "That was a mystery at first. As you two know, all attacks were random and never hit specific targets, only this last time we were not only able to secure a Mantis Stalker but also got a glimpse of the real threat behind them."

The image of the chip was replaced with the pictures of two young people wearing grey, skin-tight bodysuits.

"We got this image from your Device, Thorn-san. They did identified themselves as Rem and Lyria am I correct?"

Elric nodded, his face showing a dark expression. "This is what they called themselves, yes. Do we know something about them?"

Jorin shook his head. "Only the data we got from your Device and the records of the team that recovered you. It is unknown what kind of mage the young man named Rem is, but his fighting style suggests that he is at least Belka-type trained.
The young woman, Lyria, seems to be a Midchilda-Type mage who specialises in support, which seems to make her the reason the Mantis Stalker are showing up in so different locations. She and the man both teleported away the moment our team broke though the barrier... sadly, we were unable to pinpoint their destination."

"So we have not much leads?" Rinya seemed disappointed.

"I never said that. As we had no information about the two suspects we tried a biometric facial recognition with all sorts of pictures from different databases. We could not find a 100% match for the girl, but for the boy..."
Jorin's fingers quickly moved over a holographic keyboard and another image popped up, showing Rem in casual clothing with an innocent smile on his face.

"You actually found a picture of him?"

"In the database of the Cranagen medical research university... but... you may want to look at the date."

"This picture was made over fifty years ago!?" Rinya shouted flabbergast. "Why does this guy still look so young? Is this the guy? Who is this guy anyway?"

"This is a picture of a former student of said university." Jorin continued after Rinya calmed down. "He graduated, made an doctor's degree and worked some years there. Here is the last picture that was made of him."

Another image replaced the young student. It was a man in his 60ies with a stern face, receding grey hair, a beaked nose and small evil looking eyes.

"This man is Doctor Josop Resoran. As you might know, he went into hiding about nine years ago and no one has heard of him ever since."

"I think I remember." Elric said in thought. "It was found out that he was involved in illegal research. That was shortly after the Jewel Seed incident."

"Exactly" Now that finally had steered the briefing to the right part, Jorin allowed himself to give out a sight and slumped backwards in his chair. "And this finally gives us a connection to all the big incidents that transpired since the last ten years."

" Sir, don't keep us in suspense, what exactly do you mean?" Elric still had a dark expression.

"Yeah, I don't even know this Doctor person." Rinya added.

Jorin started pinching the root of his nose like he had a slight headache, then he chuckled a little.

"Come on. I really expected a little more from both of you." He leaned forward again and rested his arms on top of the desk and explained in a patient voice. "Josop Resoran lost his position after it was found out that he conducted research about the creation of Artificial Mages."

Rinya swallowed audible. "You mean... Project Fate?"

"Close." Jorin agreed. "But he was providing a lot groundwork for what would become Project Fate. He moved in the same circles as Jail Scaglietti, so of course they knew each other. Scaglietti used Resoran's work with his own theories and created Project Fate. Later, Precia Testarossa would help finish Scaglietti's work."

"So we have a connection between Resoran and Scaglietti." Elric nodded.

"And Testarossa... She was a long time protégée of his and we believe it was Resoran who gave her access to the Project Fate research data in the first place. It was also his connection to Testarossa that made people suspicious of his involvement with said research."

"So Rem and Lyria are Resoran clones and Artificial Mages created by Project Fate?" Rinya shook her head and made a disgusted face. "And those ugly Mantis Monsters are..."

"Pretty much the same, yes." Jorin leaned backwards again. "We did found traces of human DNA inside the Stalkers genetic information but he used only a little bit, most of it is a mishmash of different creatures. We already send a report to HQ, maybe we can find out what species were used and where they naturally came from, that might really help us narrow down our search for Resoran."

"I know we're are grasping at straws here... but we really can't do much." The Admiral looked apologetically to Elric. "Sorry Thorn-san, after all you went through."

"It's alright..." Elric shrugged. "I knew the risk when I went planet side."

"Yes, but you also proved that we have some criminal mastermind behind this. Seriously, one theory I heard was that we would face a swarm of all bio-mass assimilating insectoid horrors from out of all dimensions!" Jorin laughted.

"Really? Who said something like that?" Elric asked a little surprised.

"Shuri-san did."

"He! That was just a random guess!" Rinya blurted out, her cheeks returning to a healthy color.

"Insectoid horrors from out of all dimensions...?" Elric lifted his eyebrows and looked at Rinya.

"That was... duh! I think I saw it in a movie! I tried to make a joke okay!?"

"Ooooh! Not you too admiral! I take my statement back, okay?" protested Rinya.

"To late Shuri... I'm pretty sure the your theory was send with the report back to HQ." Elric just couldn't help himself and added a little fuel to the fire.

The redness of Rinya's face had reached her ears as she hung her head and mumbled something that sounded like "Oh I will get you for this Elric Thorn... Wait, just until you sleep."

"Okay, enough..." Jorin straightened himself and whipping his eyes as if he had nearly cried from holding in the laughter. "For the time being we were ordered to return to HQ to resupply. That would be all for today."

"Thank you, sir." Elric rose from his seat and saluted, Rinya followed a little slower.

"Oh and Shuri-san." Jorin said holding Rinya back as she wanted to leave behind Elric.

"Sir?"

"As you were so kind to exclude you superior officer from you terrible plans of revenge. If you'd like I could provide you with the codes to Thorn-san quarters, so you can set whatever evil plan you have in motion."

"What?" Elric quickly turned around on the threshold.

"Oh, thank you, Sir. I will take you up on your offer."

"Always a pleasure. Now if you excuse me... I have some captain stuff to do."

"Wait a second, that..." Elric began but was already pushed outside by Rinya who happily interrupted him. "You heard the man, he has stuff to do!"

Jorin watched the door closing, then he let out a little sigh and opened another file.

Honestly? I moved on. I don't like how Tsuzuki have turned his franchise into his love letter to SRW. So I have jumped onto a fictional universe more to my liking, and that is more fit for VanillaActionHeroes. Where a wall can either become an obstacle, or provide cover, where everything in the environment can become a weapon.

tl;dr: I don't like my fighting when flight and BIG BEAM OF DOOM comes into the picture.

-_- thats a lot to catch up on yo.
The only thing I really understand so far is that there are people descended from famous people

Not necessary. Personally, I think of it as flavor or food for dorama (like Lupin vs Holmes)

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and they all use guns

Oh yeah, that's the part I needed to get used to. But then I get american 1980-1990s movies, pre-Hollywood John Woo and Equilibrium for inspiration. As I have said before, HnAverse is like an Eden for mundane action heroes. Those don't have to worry about trying to play smart and miserably fail because the opposition have flight/wave motion guns/magical barrier that stop everything and have shown no evidence to have a limit at all.

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and magic.

So far the most powerful magic-user shown in the series, rank-wise, is Shirayuki and she is far from being gamebreaking or OC-creation cockblocking, as in it is pretty reasonable. The only things that are close to gamebreakers are, possibly, HSS and Irokane, and that metal is fucking rare.

This thread needs more love. So for the first time in a long time, here, have an OC:

Spoiler for Al-Hazared's Last Mistake:

Name: "Name's are pretty, but meaningless. Call me Morrigan, if you must."Nickname: The Creature from the CoffinAge: Ageless, possibly immortal, so age is irrelevant.Gender: Presumably female, possibly genderless.Origin: Al-HazaredAffiliation: "Herself", somewhat.

Mage Class: Unknown, shows competence at all ranges, although shows a predisposition for mid-long range.

Magic Rank: Unknown, "her" nature of magic does not give way to rank.Magic System: Possibly some form of Al-Hazared magic, but unknown.Magic Color: All colors of the spectrum. Possibly given that all magic from Al-Hazared was as this.

Magic Device:Nocturne, a peculiar Device of sorts. Takes the form of a silver staff with a violet glowing gem adorned up top.

Facial Features: Looks almost exactly like Nanoha, save for a slightly sharper chin and nose, and slightly narrower eyes.

Profile:
Some creature that claims to be from the ancient civilization of Al-Hazared, "Morrigan" has made only sparse appearances throughout the Bureau, normally appearing as a watcher or observer rather than actively taking part in any sort of conflict. Self-serving more than evil, she seems to amuse herself by watching the happenings across Administered Worlds. It's not known how she moves so swiftly between the dimensions, stating only that she has the ability to Plane Shift, able to access all realms, including supposedly "Hell" and "Heaven".

It's not known just how powerful she is. When approached to find out, she has simply stated that she could end the multiverse, though this is obviously an exaggeration.

Morrigan is never seen without her charge, a young teenage girl with a single visible green eye.

Personality:--Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Morrigan, despite her initial reawakening into the world, is mostly non-violent. She is mostly aloof and uncaring about the affairs of the dimensions, preferring to observe and, seemingly, take notes. She enjoys watching people live their daily lives, finding it relaxing, and occasionally doles out advice if someone notices her and asks.

That said, Morrigan's first priority is to herself. She is ultimately self-serving and extremely selfish, and although it doesn't pop up in her day to day activities, when confronted she will think of herself first, and her charge second. This colors her entire perception of the multiverse at large.

Furthermore, she honestly believes that the dimensions are her plaything, and they exist only for her enjoyment. If pushed to anger, she turns violent, and has before destroyed an entire city block solely for her own purposes. She cares little for other casters and even less for non-casters.

Her only affection can be connected to her charge, a young girl she liberated at her own whim.

Eh, I'm overdue for posting these considering how long The Collared's been out. I could easily make imagery to go with my character sheets, but I have no way of putting it on the computer at the moment. So... here's the first. Feel free to pick it apart.

Spoiler for Roas Lacetti:

Name: Roas LacettiGender: MaleAge: 27Height: 182.88 cmWeight: 156 lbsEye Color: BlueHair Color: Brownish-blondPersonality: Roas tends to be stand-offish and reserved. He doesn’t actively try to drive people away, but otherwise keeps to himself. He remains on good terms with both Mesia Leganza and Emil Valare, and generally enjoys living in Ailotana despite the initial hostility from the other residents. He prefers keeping things professional between himself and his opponents, who are generally mercenaries, as it's all just business for one another, but has on occasion developed rivalries to certain opponents. Generally, he's wary of Bureau officers both in part to his profession and past incidents involving them.

Device Name: LancelDevice Type: IntelligentPrimary Structure: Heavy blaster and attached swordStorage Form: Slightly large arrowhead pendant with a green, V-shaped sensor on its front, worn from a cord wrapped around Roas' right wrist.Appearance:

Cannon Form: Large black and silver-plated, pistol-like weapon with arm brace underneath forearm, with an oval plate on the right side set with a green interface screen. Three forward prongs in a triangular formation jut forward around a green sphere to make up its "barrel", with the upper prong longer and larger than the two lower ones. A large blade is mounted beneath it on the brace rack and can swivel up to mount in front of barrel. Hinged handle/hilt allows for positioning for Slasher Form.

Slasher Form: The blade swings up and around to the front of the barrel formation, fitting between the three prongs. The barrel can swivel about in this form, allowing Roas to alternate the form between the cannon position, keeping the blade parallel with his arm, and a traditional sword position.

Barrier Jacket:

Mobile Form: A black bodysuit, with a blue and gray coat worn over it, strapped down with two belts, one across the waist and one from the right shoulder to the left hip. The coat forms a tabard, and panels of metal are attached to the front of the coat in four places, with a larger plate on the upper back. Metal-plated boots are worn over the feet, covering all the way up to his knees and forming a jutting spike on each, with two fins angling backward and down alongside either knee. A metal bracer is worn around the left wrist, while the entirety of the right arm is covered in metal plating, with the gauntlet attached to the rerebrace by a pair of cables.

Notable Spells and Abilities:

Utility

Sealing: Self-explanatory.

Detection: A standard search spell.

Hyper Bind: A quick-firing binding spell meant for high-speed combat.

Chain Bind: Self-explanatory.

Offensive

Riser Sword: A sheath of energy around Lancel's blade that is fired off as a cutting projectile.

Napalm Shot: A shooting spell fired in a series of homing projectiles, often explosive. Usually utilized to attack from unsuspecting angles, rather than a frontal assault.

- Napalm Burst: A modified Napalm Shot that fires a large projectile that, when nearing its opponent, breaks up into a dozen standard explosive projectiles.

Atomic Burn: Roas encases an area in a small barrier and bombards its confines with magical energy, damaging all targets trapped within it.

Thunder Blow: A shooting spell designed NOT to hit the target, but rather strike the ground below it. The projectile forms a magic circle that then fires a wave of magical energy upwards.

Aura Strafe: A bombardment spell that focuses its energy into a piercing beam, rather than a typical bombardment spell. Roas is uncomfortable using long-range spells like this, limiting his use of them against slower targets like armor and Golem units.

Void Cascade: Roas' ultimate bombardment spell. Cartridges are used to quickly charge up a large mass of energy, which is fired through a series of magic circles to amplify the beam to even greater levels of power.

Defensive

Wave Dash: A movement spell, similar to Nanoha's Flash Move.

Aegis: Roas' personal barrier spell.

- Aegis Max: Roas' barrier spell enhanced via a cartridge load.

Round Shield: Self-explanatory.

Bind Break: - Self-explanatory.

Rapid Drive: A support system developed by Avon Leganza. A quartet of geometrical, diamond-shaped wings containing miniature magical circles extend from Roas' back, with two longer upper wings extending outwards and two shorter lower wings extending downwards. A large wave of Detection spells are also utilized, with some attached to Roas' Barrier Jacket and others hidden throughout the battlefield. Lancel uses the Detection spells to determine incoming attack vectors and uses the wings to forcibly dodge for Roas at high speed. The system allows for unparalleled agility, making it extremely difficult to land a hit on Roas, but at the cost of extremely limited spell calculation speed, and a total reliance on the Intelligent Device itself, which can throw Roas off during battle due to unexpected movements.

Occupation: Ailotana Mercenary Background: Roas Lacetti was born on Mid-Childa in 0048 to a poor family in Cranagan's suburbs. An unfortunate burglary by a rogue mage went wrong, orphaning Roas at a young age. The investigation ran into several complications, causing the case to go cold and leave Roas somewhat bitter to the methods of the Time-Space Administration Bureau. Eventually, after Roas was put into an orphanage, he discovered his own magical potential, and ran away to fend for himself.

He trained himself hazardously in the ways of magic, often running with bad crowds to survive on the streets, and leaving them before they were arrested by Bureau officers. Before he reached his teenage years, he was picked up by a mercenary, who formalized his training into a mage and provided him with a Storage Device, exposing him to a mercenary's lifestyle. It wasn't long before he had become a mercenary himself alongside his mentor, but as such it wasn't long before his mentor was slain. From there, Roas went from job to job, often hired by lesser corporations and crime syndicates, at some point coming across Tiida Lanster during a job where he was hired to protect a corporation's storage facilities. Due to the outcome of Tiida's death and the remarks made by his superior officer, Roas only become more bitter and mistrustful of the Bureau.

As he grew older and smarter, he began taking more prominent contracts, and by adulthood, he was a fully-fledged mercenary. As Exavil became an Administered World under the jurisdiction of the Bureau, he, like so many other freelance mercenaries, traveled there as the corporations began settling there, and fought in the civil war that had quickly sprung up. However, during his missions there, his Storage Device, Hogire, was destroyed in a surprise assault outside of an assigned mission. During the battle, he was overcome, and only survived due to Mesia Leganza's timely offer of sanctuary at Ailotana, which was nearby. The destruction of Hogire and the clear situation of his being targeted for assassination left him bereft of a job, up until Emil Valare's offer.Miscellaneous: Named for the Daewoo Lacetti